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Re: [GSL-Marina] GSL-Marina Digest, Vol 101, Issue 5
by justin rammell 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

Hi Dave, I'll likely have my Catalina 22 in the water this weekend. More than happy to help. Thanks, Justin On Thu, Jun 18, 2015 at 12:00 PM, <gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com> wrote: > Send GSL-Marina mailing list submissions to > gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gsl-marina > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > gsl-marina-request(a)mailman.xmission.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > gsl-marina-owner(a)mailman.xmission.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of GSL-Marina digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Help (Dave Shearer) > 2. Re: Help (Carlos Braceras) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 14:48:33 -0600 > From: "Dave Shearer" <dshearer(a)gslmarina.com> > To: <gsl-marina(a)mailman.xmission.com> > Subject: [GSL-Marina] Help > Message-ID: <001b01d0a93e$fcb41070$f61c3150$(a)gslmarina.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I'm reaching out to the sailing, sculling, and Hawaiian Canoe community for > some help. We have some State senators and representatives that would like > to get out on the water and see what Great Salt Lake and the marina is all > about. But in order to do that we need to find some sailboats that are > still in the water to take them out. And it would be a great opportunity > for the other clubs to let the legislature know you are out here and what > you are about. > > > > I do not know a time or a count on how many yet but we have a tentative > date > of June 27 (Saturday). > > > > If you are able to help out let me know. > > > > Thanks > > Dave > > > > Dave Shearer > > Harbor Master > > Great Salt Lake State Marina > > Antelope Island State Marina > > 801-209-9142 > > > > > > > >

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HELP
by Dave Shearer 19 Jun '15

19 Jun '15

I have just been informed that the group of legislatures that were planning on coming out a week from Saturday would rather come out to the Great Salt Lake Marina tomorrow. There are 8 people confirmed with the possibility of 6 more. Their intent is to get out on sailboats, meet with the community and see what Great Salt Lake is all about. They might want to go out to Eardley Spit and see how nice and unique of a beach that is. And they may want to stick around for the sunset. This is not an official Parks meet and greet as they reached out through the sailing community. This is more of an outing for them. We need help. We need sailboats, skippers and crews that would be willing to take them out. Possibly meet with the sculling group and the Hawaiian Canoe Clubs too. It is hard for me to specifically know what they are going to want since they are not going through me. But their intent is to be out here at 2:30pm tomorrow and have opportunities to get out on the water, meet with people and see what the Great Salt Lake and Marina is about. If you are willing to help please let me know ASAP. We have a boat or two right now that might need an extra crew member so if you want to participate but do not have your boat in the water please contact me too. There may be a boat ride for you. And if you have a boat and can be here tomorrow please let me know ASAP. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Help
by Dave Shearer 17 Jun '15

17 Jun '15

I'm reaching out to the sailing, sculling, and Hawaiian Canoe community for some help. We have some State senators and representatives that would like to get out on the water and see what Great Salt Lake and the marina is all about. But in order to do that we need to find some sailboats that are still in the water to take them out. And it would be a great opportunity for the other clubs to let the legislature know you are out here and what you are about. I do not know a time or a count on how many yet but we have a tentative date of June 27 (Saturday). If you are able to help out let me know. Thanks Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Lake Level - Dredging - Crane Day
by Dave Shearer 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Slip Renters. I just did the new lake level calculations based on all the recent rain. Based on what I am seeing we will have a crane day sometime mid to late July. I will set a date very soon. I hope to know by then whether we only need to get boats with more than 3' draft out or whether everyone has to come out. The heavy rain of late April and all of May has helped. But reality set in this week with hotter temperatures and a now-dropping lake level. I will keep you posted. But, if you have trailers, please start working on them just in case. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 12 Jun '15

12 Jun '15

Last chance to RSVP for Eardley Spit Cruise tomorrow. If you are planning on attending the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise tomorrow, do not have a boat in the water, and have not RSVP'd by email yet, please do so now. We will have a brief captains meeting tomorrow at 10:30am at the patio followed by the first departure at 11am. But we need to know how many passengers to expect so we can plan transportation accordingly. PLEASE RSVP now if you plan to attend. BYOB and, if you can, plan on a simple side dish. We will have some water toys, volley ball, bocce ball, and horse shoes. Hope to see you there. THANK YOU, GONZO BOAT TOURS for donating SUNSET to help transport people to the spit. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Lake Level - Dredging
by Dave Shearer 09 Jun '15

09 Jun '15

This has been an incredibly unusual year for lake level. We initially topped out at a lake level of 4194 early February (4.4' at the mouth of the marina). And then we started dropping in elevation early April. Snow pack was at a critically low 42%. We pulled most of the deep draft boats late April while we could still get them to the crane-out slip only to have one of the biggest rain storms we've seen the day after. The lake began to rise again through May. In 17 years of watching the lake level this is something I have never seen before. The lake came up to a level of 4194.4'. Of course we had over 4" of rain in May. But now the ride appears to be over. The lake is now dropping again. Snow pack in the Bear River drainage is ok but the other two main tributaries are down into the single digits as far as a percentage of normal. And the forecast is for hot days. Hotter than normal through the summer. With the pending dredging it is time to think about another Crane Day. As much as I wish it wasn't necessary (I have come to dread crane days) we will need to get the last of the boats with 3.5' drafts or more out while we can. Right now I am thinking of a crane day early July. I will be contacting everyone individually within the next week regarding whether you have trailers, when (or if) you will need to pull, etc. I have not heard anymore whether they will build a coffer dam or we can keep the shallowest draft boats in while they dredge. I will keep you posted. But if you have a draft of 3.5' or more I would make plans to pull your boat soon. Sorry. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Eardley Spit Cruise
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Please read even if you don't have a boat in the water right now. I am still planning on having the Harbor Master Eardley Spit Cruise Saturday, June 13th. Is your boat out of the water? No problem. We have other means to get you out there. Dave Ghizzone has generously offered his boat SUNSET to transport people to the spit. We can also use the Parks boats as transports. And there are friends in the marina that have not pulled their boats yet. We can get you to the spit. Eardley Spit is a nice sandy beach on the lake. It borders Grantsville Bay which has some of the clearest water on the lake. We will have beach games set up. Saturday, June 13th. Skippers meeting at 10:30 with first shuttles departing around 11am. This is a pot luck cruse so if you can bring something simple it would be appreciated. Please RSVP so we can figure out a proper shuttle schedule. Thank you. Dave Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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DREDGING
by Dave Shearer 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Good news! I heard today that there has been some forward progress. It appears that the first step in the dredging process, hiring an engineering firm to do the engineering design work, has started and should be concluded in the next two weeks. Things are starting to move now. I will keep you all posted as I hear news. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Crane Day - Dredging
by Dave Shearer 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Well we had another successful but very long Crane Day. At the end of the day we pulled 41 boats in 12 hours. Not quite the record of the last Crane Day but still good. I want to thank all the volunteers that showed up and made it easier on the boat owners. This included slip renters who already have their boats out of the water, former boat owners that are still part of this wonderful community. And, of course, the very dedicated volunteer Search and Rescue team. These guys are just great! I also want to give a big shout out and thanks to three groups or individuals that made sure we were all fed. Tiffany Jackson cooked great sloppy joes. Little Caesar's Pizza donated a whole bunch of pizzas. And Starbucks donated coffee. Thank you all. A couple things to note. I will change the way I do crane days in the future. Wagstaff hit me with overtime this time. Between two cranes that amounted to 9 hours of overtime. It was my mistake and I'll eat it. But, to minimize the sting, I need to collect from two people who have not paid for the crane time. If you are one of those two people please contact me ASAP. Thanks At the end of 13 hours I was exhausted. And I saw the faces of the volunteers, especially those working on the second crane. They were just as exhausted as I if not more so by the end of the day. So because of the overtime charge and the long, exhausting hours I have decided that future crane days I run will be kept to 8 hours. If we have to go into the next day we will. I feel this is the best decision so that we do not burn out those experienced volunteers. And exhaustion may lead to dangerous mistakes. There were no mistakes this last crane day but I want to make sure we have none in the future too. We have several crane days to go through by the time dredging is complete and all the boats are back in the lake. If we burn out those willing to volunteer it won't be so easy to accomplish this huge undertaking. I am now closely watching the lake level before scheduling the next crane day. The recent rain and cooler temperatures have made a helpful difference. We are now at 82% direct precipitation. That is up from 50% six weeks ago. But the snow pack is still a dismal 43% We are now reaching temperatures 15 degrees above normal. And NOAA is predicting a hotter-than-normal summer. This will likely accelerate evaporation. I have heard very little on dredging but it does sound like there might be some forward movement. And we are only one month away from July 1st when the money will be available. I will keep you posted on any dredging news. We will have another Crane Day sometime late this month to get the last of the deeper draft boats out before we cannot get them to the crane out slip. And it may be necessary to pull boats with 3.5 draft or more depending on how fast the lake goes down. It may be necessary to pull ALL the boats out sometime this summer before dredging if they decide to build a coffer dam and drain all the water out of the marina. I will be contacting all boat owners who still have boats in the water to discuss what our options are if all the boats need to be pulled. I'm hoping most of the boats remaining in the water have trailers. We have nearly run out of room for boats with cradles and stands. The launch ramp is heavily silted in and has only about three feet of depth. For those swing keel boats with trailers that want to avoid the cost of a crane you, unfortunately, may only have about a month before you would need to pull your boats. Otherwise you may be stuck using the crane but at least you could still sail for a while longer. I know there isn't much good news here, in this email. But at least dredging efforts are getting nearer. And for those that want to get out on the water I am still working on the Harbor Master Eardley Spit cruse on June 13th. I will send an email out very soon with the details for the cruise. For those that have boats on the hard we will find ways to get you out there. One more note. I have heard some of you thinking of anchoring your boats out on the lake if a coffer dam is built. I highly discourage that. I would like to refer you to an article in the February 2015 issue of Latitude 38. The article is called "Avalon's Darkest Night" and is about a storm that blew in violent seas lashing Catalina Island's Avalon Harbor causing quite a bit of destruction and caused two deaths aboard boats. The winds that caused this destruction were only about 45mph (winds the Great Salt Lake is currently experiencing today). Great Salt Lake can be a very rough body of water with waves over 10 feet and winds well over 50mph on the lake. Water in Great Salt Lake is munch denser than sea water. And the waves here are also much closer together. That means a 5 foot wave on Great Salt Lake will have much more energy than a similar wave on the ocean. Boats damaged or destroyed in the Avalon storm broke mooring lines, anchors and even hardware on the boat holding the anchor line to the boat. In 1857 Brigham Young's boat, THE TIMELY GULL, broke loose from its mooring in a storm and washed up on Antelope Island. Part of it still sits there today. In the late 1990's a Cal 25 dragged its anchor and ended up on Fremont Island totally destroyed. In 2008 a strong storm crossed Grantsville Bay (south of Eardley Spit) of Great Salt Lake. We were called to evacuate the crew onboard the 165 foot barge VAGABOND II. The next day we went back out to inspect the barge. The anchor had shifted. One of the two spuds holding the barge in place had severely bent. They were made of steel. A few years back a US 25 went sailing and was caught in a strong northerly wind. He was not able to negotiate the waves in the channel and ended up on the beach. The next day we found his boat still on the beach but separated from the keel. The tugboat LUCIN (55 foot long steel boat) has had to anchor out on occasions in storms. The 1 1/8" anchoring cables have broken on occasions. And one time the force of the waves hitting the anchored tug peeled the deck back where the anchor stanchion was attached. And that was a steel hull, not fiberglass. Earlier this spring a swing keel Catalina 25 crossed the reef outside the marina mouth. Of course, the boat ran aground and became stuck as his keel cable was broken. We had to use the RIB to evacuate the crew that night. The next morning we went out to try and pull the boat off the reef. The waves that night had enough force to brake the keel loose from the boat. The keel is still on the reef today. There are many more examples of anchored boats just not being able to take the long beating force of Great Salt Lake winds. Please remember that, once the coffer dam is in place there is NOTHING we can do for you if your boat breaks loose in a storm. Ok. Sorry for the long email again. Dave Shearer Harbor Master Great Salt Lake State Marina Antelope Island State Marina 801-209-9142

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Yes, Matt Again! An apology
by Matt Peters 31 May '15

31 May '15

Good Morning Everyone, It seems like this has a life of its own, I hope to put it to rest Yes, it was a horrible error I my part. I copied the address Dave was using, not the "Dave only" address and it went to the crowd. When I was notified of my error I felt it best just to let it go. I know how those things can spiral out of control. I would never consciously hit reply all to the GSL Marina list unless I had legitimate business to do so. Thanks,

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